Technology, Client Management - Lead Business Analyst VP

Job description

We are a leading global asset management firm with over 3,000 employees across 20 offices in 15 countries; we help millions of investors around the world pursue their financial goals. We hire critical thinkers. People who thrive in a collaborative culture like ours where we solve real problems while building the future of finance. You Are excited to be part of a vibrant engineering community that values diversity, hard work, and continuous learning. Love solving complex real-world business problems. Recognize that cross-functional collaboration is a core component of success for the team. Believe there are multiple ways to solve most technical problems and are willing to debate the trade-offs. Have become a stronger engineer by making mistakes and learning from them. Are a doer, someone who wants to grow their career and gain experience across technologies and business functions. We Continuously invest in a high-performance and inclusive culture, in which a diversity of backgrounds, experiences and viewpoints are celebrated and valued. Encourage career mobility, so you can benefit from learning different functions and technologies, and we gain the benefits of your experience across teams. Run technology pro bono programs that help the non-profit community and give our engineering community opportunities to volunteer and participate. Offer education reimbursements and ongoing training in technology, communication, and diversity & inclusion. Embrace knowledge sharing through lunch-and-learns, demos, and technical forums. Consider our people to be our greatest asset—we will help you learn what PIMCO Technology has to offer so you can participate in activities that benefit your career while delivering impactful technology solutions. Technology Client Management - Lead Business Analyst, VP About PIMCO PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and non-traditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns. Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients Role Overview: PIMCO is advancing its next-generation Client Reporting Platform, focused on delivering a scalable, intuitive, and globally consistent reporting experience for institutional clients. The platform supports portfolio reporting, performance analytics, and multi-channel distribution across regions and client segments. We are seeking a Lead Business Analyst based in Japan to support this platform, with a strong focus on Japanese client reporting requirements, regulatory considerations, and regional business workflows. This role will act as a key bridge between business stakeholders, product teams, and technology partners, ensuring client reporting solutions align with business needs while fitting within the broader global platform strategy. Fluency in Japanese and English is essential, as the role requires frequent interaction with local stakeholders and global technology teams. Qualifications: • Fluency in Japanese and English (written and verbal), with the ability to operate seamlessly across both local and global contexts. • Leadership: Lead the analysis, documentation, and prioritization of business requirements for client reporting capabilities, with a strong focus on Japan-specific needs. • 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst or Lead Business Analyst, preferably within asset management, investment management, or financial services. • Strong understanding of client reporting, including performance reporting, portfolio data, and investment analytics. • Stakeholder Partnership: Work closely with Japan-based business users, client service teams, and product owners to understand reporting workflows, client expectations, and regulatory considerations. • Translation Between Business & Technology: Translate business requirements into clear functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria for engineering and platform teams. • Domain Expertise in Client Reporting: Provide subject matter expertise across performance reporting, portfolio data, analytics, and report distribution. • Data Analysis and SQL Experience from Business Domain Perspective Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. 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